diff --git a/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml b/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
index aef7aff8fc..e376a62bfa 100644
--- a/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nb03.openstack.org.yaml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       DIB_APT_LOCAL_CACHE: '0'
       DIB_DISABLE_APT_CLEANUP: '1'
       DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR: 'http://mirror.london.linaro-london.openstack.org/ubuntu-ports'
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       DIB_APT_LOCAL_CACHE: '0'
       DIB_DISABLE_APT_CLEANUP: '1'
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
@@ -151,6 +153,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       DIB_APT_LOCAL_CACHE: '0'
       DIB_DISABLE_APT_CLEANUP: '1'
       DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR: 'http://mirror.london.linaro-london.openstack.org/debian'
diff --git a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
index 02046a6eb2..cf0b1ec61c 100644
--- a/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
+++ b/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
       DIB_EPEL_DISABLED: '1'
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       DIB_APT_LOCAL_CACHE: '0'
       DIB_DISABLE_APT_CLEANUP: '1'
       DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR: 'http://mirror.dfw.rax.openstack.org/debian'
@@ -203,6 +205,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
       GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME: '300'
@@ -225,6 +228,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
       GIT_HTTP_LOW_SPEED_TIME: '300'
@@ -245,6 +249,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
       GENTOO_PYTHON_TARGETS: 'python2_7 python3_6'
@@ -269,6 +274,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
       DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR: 'http://mirror.dfw.rax.openstack.org/opensuse'
@@ -291,6 +297,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
       DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR: 'http://mirror.dfw.rax.openstack.org/opensuse'
@@ -313,6 +320,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       QEMU_IMG_OPTIONS: compat=0.10
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
       DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR: 'http://mirror.dfw.rax.openstack.org/opensuse'
@@ -335,6 +343,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       DIB_APT_LOCAL_CACHE: '0'
       DIB_DISABLE_APT_CLEANUP: '1'
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
@@ -360,6 +369,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       DIB_APT_LOCAL_CACHE: '0'
       DIB_DISABLE_APT_CLEANUP: '1'
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'
@@ -386,6 +396,7 @@ diskimages:
       TMPDIR: /opt/dib_tmp
       DIB_CHECKSUM: '1'
       DIB_IMAGE_CACHE: /opt/dib_cache
+      DIB_JOURNAL_SIZE: '512'
       DIB_APT_LOCAL_CACHE: '0'
       DIB_DISABLE_APT_CLEANUP: '1'
       DIB_GRUB_TIMEOUT: '0'